Question about Minor Road/Track in Lammermuir Hills

[garfield]

There seems to be a minor road/track running from the Carfraemill Hotel (A68) up over Crib Law and joining up at Longyester

Has anyone ridden over it before....is it passable (on road tyres) and so on? Are you allowed to ride on it?

 

[BGF]

We did a bit of that trail on this run ...
http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=99801&page=5
Forry is the man for more info

 

[garfield]

We did a bit of that trail on this run ...
http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=99801&page=5
Forry is the man for more info

cheers.....

 

[SpyInTheCamp]

We did a bit of that trail on this run ...
http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=99801&page=5
Forry is the man for more info

Go to page 6 for an idea of the terrain.

We ended up having to turn around as it got a wee bit too tricky...

Kai

 

[forry]

Hi Paul,the tracks easier to ride from the caefraemill side.About halfway you go through a gate and the tracks a little tricky after that ruts then a grassy rocky decent you should be fine on road tyres if your careful
Just remember its in the middle of no-where if you fall off, there's notices on the gate posts giving the mountain rescue number

As far as i know its legal

 

[forry]

Go to page 6 for an idea of the terrain.

We ended up having to turn around as it got a wee bit too tricky...

Kai

Not quiet true
I missed a gate I was a little stressed leading 19 bikes

 

[zdaveuk]

I did it a few weeks back with Forry, track its very rutted after the summer rain, washed away alot of soil exposing alot rocks, I did it on Anakees , with no problems

 

[forry]

I did it a few weeks back with Forry, track its very rutted after the summer rain, washed away alot of soil exposing alot rocks, I did it on Anakees , with no problems

Have you got the tkc's on yet ?

 

[zdaveuk]

Have you got the tkc's on yet ?

sure have

well I think it was the rain that washed away the track !!!

 

[Phil Clarke]

Been thinking about doing this for a while, I've mountain biked it loads of times and met a few folk on motorbikes who have never had hassle from the landowners. There is a road sign at either end stating its unsuitable for motors which indicates pretty clearly its still a public road.

Long is we all take it canny it should not give anyone cause to spoil our fun!

 

[garfield]

Been thinking about doing this for a while, I've mountain biked it loads of times and met a few folk on motorbikes who have never had hassle from the landowners. There is a road sign at either end stating its unsuitable for motors which indicates pretty clearly its still a public road.

Long is we all take it canny it should not give anyone cause to spoil our fun!

yeah I might be up for trying it on the GS if others were around, especially if I end up under the bike

 

[SpyInTheCamp]

I've got crash bars fitted now and the tyres aren't (currently) as bad as the ones in spring when we tried it last (although my rear shock is set on hard and knackered so I can't change it ... until I buy a new one ). So I may be up for this too.

As long as it isn't too wet/greasy.

(Saving up for a dirt bike now. Plan being to try many of these routes on that first and then introduce the lumbering great GS when confidence is better.)

Kai

 

[garfield]

I've got crash bars fitted now and the tyres aren't (currently) as bad as the ones in spring when we tried it last (although my rear shock is set on hard and knackered so I can't change it ... until I buy a new one ). So I may be up for this too.

As long as it isn't too wet/greasy.

(Saving up for a dirt bike now. Plan being to try many of these routes on that first and then introduce the lumbering great GS when confidence is better.)

Kai

I've looking to pick up a second hand dirt bike for off road shennigans